What's Happening?: The scratch kitchen and restaurant that serves up noms like duck barbacoa with borracho cherry sauce, foie gras nuggets and plantain chips is participating in the James Beard Foundation's Taste of America Local Dish Challenge.

What's Happening?: The Express-News' own Brent Zwerneman will have a feed worth watching this weekend if you care about A&M football at all.

Photo By Kin Man Hui/San Antonio Express-News

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VIA Transit, @Via_Transit

Twitter Bio: “Providing public transit to the San Antonio Community.”

What's Happening?: A route for VIA's modern streetcar system has been approved, but there's still a long road ahead before anyone in SA steps foot on a downtown streetcar. In the mean time, a public hearing on the issue will be held at the VIA Metro Center on Sept. 18. Check this Twitter feed for deets.

For our Follow Friday Five this week, you can win tickets to a couple of weekend events (the 13th Floor Haunted House and the Tegan and Sara concert); we also have tweets about A&M's SEC showdown against Alabama's Crimson Tide courtesy of an E-N reporter, Arcade Midtown Kitchen flexes its culinary prowess via Instagram for James Beard, and VIA Transit invites comments on the city's streetcar system.

San Antonio, here are your five to follow for Friday, Sept. 13:

Entertainment: Tegan and Sara, @teganandsara

Twitter Bio: “Our new album Heartthrob is now available worldwide! Get it on iTunes!”

What's Happening?: The Canadian-born identical twin sisters are entertaining the masses at Sunset Station Saturday, and, per a recent tweet, are giving away tickets for their show. Tweet #ClosertoTnS and #SanAntonio to see if you can snag some tix gratis. Check this Twitter feed for details.

What's Happening?: The scratch kitchen and restaurant that serves up noms like duck barbacoa with borracho cherry sauce, foie gras nuggets and plantain chips is participating in the James Beard Foundation's Taste of America Local Dish Challenge. The nationwide contest asks patrons to go to one of the participating restaurants (two are in Texas, with the other being Asador Restaurant in Dallas), then take a picture of the “Local Dish” with Instagram with the hashtag #JBFTasteAmerica and the hashtag of their city. The city with the most entries wins $10,000 or 10 percent of total proceeds raised nationally for a local food charity. #SanAntonio #FTW

What's Happening?: The Express-News' own Brent Zwerneman will have a feed worth watching this weekend if you care about A&M football at all (and if the cover of TIME magazine from last week was any indication, many of you do, to the tune of millions of dollars). The Aggies will face off against Alabama in an SEC showdown that will draw crowds to sports bars everywhere, and Twitterers to their smart phones.

Friday the 13th: 13th Floor Haunted House, @13thFloorSA

Twitter Bio: “Open 9/13/2013 — Friday the 13th! The 13th Floor features two haunted attractions each housing some of the country's most intense scares.”

What's Happening?: This Near-East side haunted house is opening for that proverbial date that sends horror fans flocking for scary movies and for things like — well, like this. Horror buffs on a budget can follow a link on their Twitter feed to enter to win two VIP tickets for opening night; just get your entry in by 5 p.m. Friday the 13th.

City News: VIA Transit, @Via_Transit

Twitter Bio: “Providing public transit to the San Antonio Community.”

What's Happening?: A route for VIA's modern streetcar system has been recommended, but there's still a long road ahead before anyone in SA steps foot on a downtown streetcar. In the mean time, a public hearing on the issue will be held at the VIA Metro Center on Sept. 18. Check this Twitter feed for deets.

What say you, SA? Did we miss someone this week? What about suggestions for next week? Tweet us @mysa, find us on Facebook or email me at stressler@express-news.net to submit a tip!

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